At one point the protagonist of this work compares the ticking of his watch to the stroke of a blacksmith's hammer upon the anvil. In one scene the protagonist's wife gives a drink of water to a man who is actually a Federal scout. In its third section the protagonist, an Alabama planter, eludes a volley of gunfire after falling into a river, but this is later revealed to be a vision the protagonist has at the moment of h
At one point the protagonist of this work compares the ticking of his watch to the stroke of a blacksmith's hammer upon the anvil. In one scene the protagonist's wife gives a drink of water to a man who is actually a Federal scout. In its third section the protagonist, an Alabama planter, eludes a volley of gunfire after falling into a river, but this is later revealed to be a vision the protagonist has at the moment of his death. Peyton Farquhar is hanged for attempting to burn down the titular structure in, for 10 points, what short story by Ambrose Bierce?
At one point the protagonist of this work compares the ticking of his watch to the stroke of a blacksmith's hammer upon the anvil.
An {Occurrence} at {Owl Creek Bridge}